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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
They also can perform limited weather observations and removal of obstacles or
unexploded ordinance with demolitions. Also called CCT. (JP 3-17)
combat engineering — Engineering capabilities and activities that closely support the
maneuver of land combat forces consisting of three types: mobility, countermobility,
and survivability. (JP 3-34)
combat identification — The process of attaining an accurate characterization of detected
objects in the operational environment sufficient to support an engagement decision.
Also called CID. (JP 3-09)
combat information — Unevaluated data, gathered by or provided directly to the tactical
commander which, due to its highly perishable nature or the criticality of the situation,
cannot be processed into tactical intelligence in time to satisfy the user’s tactical
intelligence requirements. (JP 2-01)
combat information center — The agency in a ship or aircraft manned and equipped to
collect, display, evaluate, and disseminate tactical information for the use of the
embarked flag officer, commanding officer, and certain control agencies. Also called
CIC. (JP 3-04)
combating terrorism — Actions, including antiterrorism and counterterrorism, taken to
oppose terrorism throughout the entire threat spectrum. Also called CbT. See also
antiterrorism; counterterrorism. (JP 3-26)
combat intelligence — That knowledge of the enemy, weather, and geographical features
required by a commander in the planning and conduct of combat operations. (JP 2-0)
combat loading — The arrangement of personnel and the stowage of equipment and
supplies in a manner designed to conform to the anticipated tactical operation of the
organization embarked. Each individual item is stowed so that it can be unloaded at the
required time. (JP 3-02)
combat organizational loading — A method of loading by which a unit with its equipment
and initial supplies is loaded into a single ship, together with other units, in such a
manner as to be available for unloading in a predetermined order. (JP 3-02.1)
combat power — The total means of destructive and/or disruptive force which a military
unit/formation can apply against the opponent at a given time. (JP 3-0)
combat readiness — Synonymous with operational readiness, with respect to missions or
functions performed in combat. (JP 1-0)
combat search and rescue — The tactics, techniques, and procedures performed by forces
to effect the recovery of isolated personnel during combat. Also called CSAR. See
also search and rescue. (JP 3-50)
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